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Richmond, Greater London

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Richmond during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RichmondUK
    2011129114,512
    2010121101,492
    % change6.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (129) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011494337
    New companies in 2010383647
    % change28.9%19.4%-21.3%
    Record Year2011 (49)2006 (45)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Richmond during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RichmondUK
    20117272,230
    201010087,705
    % change-28.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011182331
    Closed companies in 2010273835
    % change-33.3%-39.5%-11%
    Record Year2007 (32)2008 (53)2009 (46)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Richmond during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 57 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RichmondUK
    20115742,282
    20102113,787
    Record Year 2006 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Richmond when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201131206
    Net growth in 201011-212
    Record Year2011 (31)1996 (22)2005 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Richmond formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Richmond
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change18.1%0.5%-28.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Richmond was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Richmond in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.52%CONSULTING5.11%
    TRADING1.41%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    RICHMOND1.41%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CAPITAL0.94%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%TRADING2.06%
    PARTNERS0.82%DESIGN1.94%
    LONDON0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DEVELOPMENT0.70%BUSINESS1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    FINANCIAL0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.70%LONDON1.63%
    ENERGY0.59%J1.47%
    NSAVE0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MARKETING0.47%CARE1.42%
    GREEN0.47%IT1.38%
    PARK0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    INGRESSO0.47%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DESIGN0.35%M1.25%
    CREATIVE0.35%ENERGY1.22%
    STUDIO0.35%TRAINING1.21%
    PERFECT0.35%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied237204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5765,177
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4814,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4115,760
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply328,345
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2829,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2222,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,137
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,543
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    74990 - Non-trading company108,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,551
    98000 - Residents property management72,664
    8514 - Other human health activities62,943
    7440 - Advertising62,016
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices61,904
    41100 - Development of building projects63,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689688 SPECIAL CONTRACT SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07689830 EUROPEAN GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP ASSOCIATION 01 Jul 2011
    07690083 EMPORIUM DOMINI FINANCIAL GROUP LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07691635 K.A.P. MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07691770 RICH GENRES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692815 DIAL A MEAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695754 MI BRANDS (GB) LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07697751 CHURCH ROAD LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07699781 SILURIAN ENERGY LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07702069 BERRIE LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07705024 VENTURE PROOF LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07713053 SOLOMON CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07716728 ABC SOURCING LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718246 ACCONE FX LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07718255 BLACK MEMORY LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07719913 ETEAMUPS LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07722389 BRIDGE 9DW LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07722414 SALTHOUSE NW8 LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07722503 BOLLO W4 LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    OC366368 GARDENSA LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY LLP 11 Jul 2011
    07704804 LAW SURGERY UK LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07711795 BHGAGILE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07713813 ANATTA CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714672 DORMANT OCCUPANCY LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07720769 KRISTA SUTHERLAND LIMITED 28 Jul 2011